What does scanty mean in English? Meaning of scanty definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "scanty": short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Noun
Meaning: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)Synonyms: pantie
panty
scanty
step-inHypernyms: underpantsMeaning of "scanty": lacking in amplitude or quantity
Adjective
Meaning: lacking in amplitude or quantityExample: a bare livelihood
a scanty harvest
a spare dietSynonyms: bare
scanty
spareSimilar: meager
meagerly
meagre
scrimpy
stingyAdjective: Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. 1864–1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend: Present on the table, one scanty pot of tea, one scanty loaf, two scanty pats of butter, two scanty rashers of bacon, two pitiful eggs, and an abundance of handsome china bought a secondhand bargain. 1979, by B. Jonson, Amerigine: Traditions older than paleoarctic, as scanty as the evidence may be, show clearly that colonization of Alberta and even as far north as southern Alaska came from the south.1864–1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend: Present on the table, one scanty pot of tea, one scanty loaf, two scanty pats of butter, two scanty rashers of bacon, two pitiful eggs, and an abundance of handsome china bought a secondhand bargain.1979, by B. Jonson, Amerigine: Traditions older than paleoarctic, as scanty as the evidence may be, show clearly that colonization of Alberta and even as far north as southern Alaska came from the south.Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. I. Watts. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.I. Watts. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.Synonyms:
scant, insufficient, meager, sparse, skimpy, poor, limited, little, short, shy, failing, spare, close, narrow, bare, deficient, exiguous, minimal, rare, restricted, slender, sparing, stingy, thin, tight, wanting, barely sufficient, scrimpy,
Antonyms:
adequate, enough, sufficient, unrestricted, OK, large, unreserved, abundant, ample, plentiful, full, strong, great, open, thick, generous,
